Everyone agrees that health is something to be treasured. Developed countries have modern hospitals equipped with sophisticated medical equipment, emergency services ready to help when needed at any time, day or night, and numerous pharmaceutical products to treat almost any illness. All these has helped raise health level of the population, as well as life expectancy and quality of life. Many illness which were fatal a few decades ago, can noe be cured and alleviated.

Nevertheless, certain health problems occur with increasing frequency despite technical progress in the world of medicine. Heart diseases, especially myocardial infarction, disturbances caused by the lack of circulation in the brain or the extremities, rheumatic and degenerative diseases, and above all, cancer, seem to be increasing every day. Isn’t medical technology capable of detecting them early and dealing with them?

Actually, no. The most advances medical technology and the best specialist can not compensate for poor health habits. No matter how many coronary bypasses and heart transplants are performed in a given country, its people will not be healthier or at a less risk of heart attack. A healthful lifestyle with simple health habits can do much more for the health of its people than the most advanced medical technology.

This is recognized by those who are responsible for health in governments and public institutions. The National Institutes of Health in all western countries have launched a major problem to slow the alarming increase in cancer. This is reflected in the ten points that make up the European Code Against Cancer. To lessen the incidence of this curse on society, we are urged to change our habits and adopt a more healthful lifestyle.

Here are some examples:

√ Don’t somoke.

√ Control your consumption of alcohol.

√ Eat often fresh fruit and vegetables and cereals with high fiber content.

Sourced from the book Enjoy It! By, Dr. George D. Pamplona-Roger